Medicine & TechnologyAs cases of the Omicron variant spread across the globe, countries are planning their response and researchers are awaiting crucial data on the possible severity of the fast-spreading coronavirus variant. Here's what experts have to say.
A medical expert recently explained the possibility for the new COVID-19 Omicron variant to be mistaken for a hangover because of its milder symptoms compared to the other variants.
The World Health Organization has said, the COVID-19 Omicron variant has been reported in more than 70 countries and has spread more rapidly compared to any other strain.
Israeli researchers examined studies on gout medicine colchicine, including 4 studies on COVID-19, and found that it reduces the risk of death up to 50%.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, NIAID director, predicts that Omicron will become the country's most dominant COVID-19 variant as it is spreading at an unprecedented rate in the US and other countries across the world.
Cross-party members of the Parliament on Wednesday received a report that supports the Wuhan lab leak claim on the origins of COVID-19 based on the unique feature of SARS-CoV-2, called furin cleavage.
A meta-analysis of 95 studies from three continents showed that people can spread COVID-19 without symptoms, highlighting the importance of available testing.
Scientists have discovered a new version of the Omicron COVID-19 variant that is spreading seven times so far across Canada, Australia, and South Africa.
While one study showed some mouthwashes may help reduce viral load in the mouth, they do not kill the virus in the lungs or nose, and they cannot cure COVID-19, too.
Scientists are focusing on the animal origins of COVID-19 as the world remains shrouded with its mystery, nearly two years since the first case was detected in China.
Following confirmation that the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 is present in Sacramento County wastewater specimens, an epidemiology program manager said, wastewater is exactly where the virus is flourishing.
Chinese researchers have recently announced the progress in their research in making humanized pigs as models for COVID-19 research to test the efficacy and safety of vaccines and drugs.
Since the onset of the pandemic, over 200 million COVID-19 infections and more than five million deaths from the virus have been recorded worldwide, making 2021 a really bad year for millions of people all over the world.